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Who is Alfred?Alfred Poor is a leading expert on the future of work and the impact of technology on business meetings. He is known for his research and insights on the increasing prevalence of online meetings, citing a report by the Gartner Group that predicted 75% of all business meetings would be held online. He emphasizes the convenience and accessibility of video meetings, particularly in the context of the pandemic. Alfred is dedicated to helping businesses adapt to these changes and thrive in the new work landscape.Key Takeaways00:00 Alfred Poor, health tech expert, discusses presentation capabilities.04:16 Optimize camera angle and eye contact.10:09 Project evolved to 75% solution for presentations.12:00 Supporting new tech founders in pitching online.14:35 Excited to be part of wonderful interviews.Valuable Free Resource or Actionalfredpoor.com/video-meeting-blueprintA video version of this podcast is also at https://youtube.com/live/Np8ys9oIiRg?feature=share_________________________________________________________________________________________________Subscribe to our newsletter and get details of when we are doing these interviews live at https://TCA.fyi/newsletterFind out more about being a guest at : link.thecompleteapproach.co.uk/beaguestSubscribe to the podcast at https://link.thecompleteapproach.co.uk/podcastHelp us get this podcast in front of as many people as possible. Leave a nice five-star review at apple podcasts : https://link.thecompleteapproach.co.uk/apple-podcasts and on YouTube : https://link.thecompleteapproach.co.uk/Itsnotrocketscienceatyt!Here's how you can bring your business to THE next level:If you are a business owner currently turning over £/$10K - £/$50K per month and want to grow to £/$100K - £/$500k per month download my free resource on everything you need to grow your business on a single page :It's a detailed breakdown of how you can grow your business to 7-figures in a smart and sustainable way————————————————————————————————————————————-TranscriptNote, this was transcribed using a transcription software and may not reflect the exact words used in the podcast)SUMMARY KEYWORDSAlfred Poor, Health tech expert, Keynote speaker, 75% solution, Video meeting world, Technology, Presentation capabilities, Gartner Group, Online business meetings, Pandemic, Video meetings, Impressions, CEO, Executives, Zoom calls, Communication, Body language, Camera angle, Engaging, Intentional, Virtual events, Speaker skills, Presentations, Virtual presentations, Incremental improvements, Chief Technology Officers, Founders, Funding sources, Technology sectors, Startups, Passion.SPEAKERSAlfred Poor, Stuart WebbStuart Webb [00:00:22]:Hi, and welcome back to It's Not Rocket Science, Five questions over coffee. I'm delighted to have a returning guest this afternoon, Alfred Port. Alfred is a health tech expert, a keynote speaker. He has So many talents. It's gonna be impossible to list them all today. So what we're gonna do is we're just going to allow him to explain His, his his his HealthBeat and his some his 75% solution, which is the solution he has got for those people who are currently Having to adapt to the video meeting world and how you can make best use of your technology to prove your presentation capabilities. So, Alfred, welcome back to It's Not Rocket Science five Questions Over Coffee.Alfred Poor [00:01:07]:Cheers to you. I'm so glad to be back.Stuart Webb [00:01:11]:I've got a I've got water in front of me at the moment because I probably have There's waterAlfred Poor [00:01:16]:in here, but you can't tell.Stuart Webb [00:01:19]:Excellent. Alfred, I mean, you you I I introduced you there with the the 75 solution. Who who is the the solution aimed at? Who are you trying to help with this solution?Alfred Poor [00:01:29]:So the the the the key to that quest answer to that question is in the in the name. The 75% solution actually comes from a report by the Gartner Group. They came out with a report that predicted that for this year, 75% of all business meetings are going to be held online. That's internal and external. That's talking to investors, potential partners, customers, you know, staff, teams, management, whatever. And my whole point is that the pandemic gave us video meetings as a as a target of opportunity. It was easy to do. They're convenient, and and they don't take a lot of technical skill.Alfred Poor [00:02:11]:You just open up your laptop and have at it. My problem is that people aren't being intentional about how they present themselves in those settings. And if you're gonna be spending 75% of your meetings online, why wouldn't you want to make the most of that time? You're that's a huge investment of your time and money for your company. Why wouldn't you wanna maximize the benefit?Stuart Webb [00:02:37]:Brilliant question. And, you know, I look at so many people who are currently taking those. I I spoke to 1 executive who, Being being female had gone out and equipped herself with an entirely new wardrobe in order to make sure that she was presenting her best self on video, something which I have never considered myself. So, you know, what do you find in the people that are making those mistakes who who who don't try to maximize their their their best time and their best, best view when it comes to video meetings.Alfred Poor [00:03:08]:I I for me, the keyword is intention. Yeah. I don't think they're doing it intentionally, and that's the whole point. They're not intentional about the impression they make.Stuart Webb [00:03:18]:No. It's it's they're not talkingAlfred Poor [00:03:20]:to people. Is We've all met CEOs and and executives and founders who you bring them into a boardroom for a presentation and they're just amazing. You put them up on stage and they just kill it. You know? Just audiences in their hand. You put them on a Zoom call, and it looks like they've joined witness protection. You know? They're just I don't think that they stop and think about whether or not what's coming through actually represents their brand, their company, Their their professional and personal image, and it's so easy to do it better. And Yeah. I would argue that when you do do it better, people notice.Stuart Webb [00:04:02]:Yeah. So it's that, It's that laptop on the desk with the view sort of strangely up the up the face, isn't it? It's the it's the poor, like yeah. That one. The that's the poor view.Alfred Poor [00:04:16]:I mean, you know, I I've yet to find anybody where the up and nose looking at the ceiling camera angle is is flattering. You know, when you look like this, it's more engaging. It's you know, people will be able to pay more attention to you and be making contact with him, you know, eye contact. There's a whole lot of pieces that go into it. But, you know, basically, You need to get your camera up so it's about eye level. You need to look at the camera, and you need to show more. You don't wanna just be this disembodied head because then you don't get the hand motions. You don't get the the body language.Alfred Poor [00:04:54]:You know, there's a whole lot missing in your communication, which which we count on.Stuart Webb [00:04:59]:Yeah. Absolutely. I'll find I and and and that's another great tip that you just sort of gave us there with the With old camera, isn't it? Because, you know, I'm now currently looking at you. The camera is actually above my screen. I have to consciously shift my gaze to a camera and not stare at the screen because otherwise, it looks as if I'm looking down. And it's a ridiculous it it just doesn't look right, does it? But IfAlfred Poor [00:05:24]:somebody if you were in a conversation with somebody at an event or a meeting or whatever, and they were looking down like that and not at you, what would you think?Stuart Webb [00:05:32]:Yeah.Alfred Poor [00:05:33]:Yeah. Are they are they, you know, withdrawn or, you know, total paralyzed by by Introversion. I mean, you know, what what's going on with them? Why why aren't they looking at me? Now here's a if you want a quick, Almost no cost tip. To solve that, go to the your local store, gift shop, or whatever and get a pair of those little googly eyes that you can, you can stick onto anything, Stuart stick them up next to your camera. It'll give you eyes to look at and it'll make it much easier for you to to focus on the camera.Stuart Webb [00:06:11]:Great tip. I love it. Now I know you've got a you've got a valuable free offer it, I'm gonna just display this on the screen now. Tell us, what's on your valuable free offer? What is this thing that you can want Webb to do do with the with our video meetings?Alfred Poor [00:06:24]:So I tried to go through and create as comprehensive a list of the different factors that go into how to be more engaging, more influential, in your online meetings and presentations, and I laid them all out in what I call my video blueprint. So if you can go through and check all the boxes in that video blueprint, you're gonna end up having a much better presentation. You're gonna make a much better impression in in the course of it. This is this is my gift to your listeners.Stuart Webb [00:06:56]:So do you wanna just, read out what it says, on on the on the ticket going across the bottom of the screen so that you've got it for those people who are listening back and that haven't at the momentAlfred Poor [00:07:07]:See Alright. Just take us throughStuart Webb [00:07:08]:what we've got here. It's alphreypore.comAlfred Poor [00:07:10]:Yep.Stuart Webb [00:07:11]:Forward slash.Alfred Poor [00:07:12]:Alfred pore alphreypore.com/ video meeting blueprint. So it's video meeting.blueprint not dash blueprint. And alphore.com, nice and easy to remember that part.Stuart Webb [00:07:27]:Yeah. I I encourage you to go see that, and I will put this in the notes. It's alphore.com / video meeting blueprint. Dashes in between the the gaps where I pause there. So so go down go download. What what is this is just a series of tips and tricks that you can use that that ensures that you you get the very best out the 75% of the meetings you're currently gonna be having onlineAlfred Poor [00:07:51]:Right. I actually, I would say it's more A checklist for you to be intentional about.Stuart Webb [00:07:59]:Yeah. Okay.Alfred Poor [00:07:59]:You don't know what you don't know? So This gives you a list of things, oh, I never thought about. You know, should I be wearing stripes when I'm, you know, you know, finely striped clothes when I'm on camera? Probably not. But, you know, have you thought about what you're wearing? A lot of people just go on with what whatever they wear. When you well, first of all, this is my brand. So, but whenever you see me on on online on, you know, in a video setting, it's gonna be solid colors. It's gonna be In the blues and the grays for me, that's all by design. It's not it's not by accident. That's it's intentional.Stuart Webb [00:08:38]:I think that's a brilliant that's a great word you keep coming back to. That's the word intentional. You have to be intentional with these things, don't you? Barbara, was there a was it was was it this Gartner course, Gartner report, I mean, or anything else which really highlighted to you the importance of sort of Taking this step because I know that you're a you're a you're a really experienced speaker. Is is the world of speaking currently really being changed I I for this world.Alfred Poor [00:09:04]:Absolutely. I mean, this had its genesis years years ago. I've been doing virtual for probably 9 years now. I've done, you know, been a speaker at online conferences. I've produced my own online webinars and other events. I've produced, you know, online series of Presentations by other speakers. I actually produced a series of online trade shows about, for consumer electronics companies. So, and this was all pre pandemic, so, you know, I didn't jump to this because of the pandemic.Alfred Poor [00:09:42]:I already had these skills in my in in my kit bag, as you would. But so when the pandemic hit, I saw these other speakers saying, you know, all my on-site Gigs have been canceled. So I started doing workshops for them, showing them some of the key points about what you need to do to trans Trans transition between online, you know, on-site to online presentations.Stuart Webb [00:10:08]:Yep.Alfred Poor [00:10:09]:Yep. In doing that, it was very very well received, but in doing that, I realized I had a ton more than would fit in a 45 minute presentation. And So the project went through a number of different iterations and now exists as this 75% solution in which is intended to give found give executives and and teams the skills they need Starting wherever they they happen to be with whatever budget and skills and knowledge they have, what they can do to to make a better impression. I I follow what I call my, principle of the three i's for making improvements. Webb can make improvements, and this is beyond just presentations, but it Stuart that's how I came up with it, you want to make, improvements that are incremental. Don't try to do everything at once. Webb wanna make them intentional. There's the intentional again.Alfred Poor [00:11:04]:Don't just accept the default settings. And you wanna make them impactful. You wanna choose the ones that are gonna have the biggest impact. And so when I work with a client, I've helped them. It's not a course. It's not some series of things that they have to work through. I work with them custom and find the one thing that's gonna make the biggest difference for them, and we get that working. And then I find the next thing and the next thing and so forth.Alfred Poor [00:11:29]:And so it's continuous improvement and just gets better and better.Stuart Webb [00:11:33]:I love it. Alfred, I've I've asked you questions, and, you've answered them, but there must be 1 question that you're currently thinking. I wish you'd get around to asking because that's one that really sort of knows it. So what's the question that you're wishing I could ask? And, and then, obviously, asked the question you need to answer.Alfred Poor [00:11:50]:Well, I think it is, where's the passion come from for this project.Stuart Webb [00:11:57]:I like the question. I love the question.Alfred Poor [00:12:00]:And and for me, I've been working doing a lot of work with Stuart ups Because having worked with technology for as long as I have, I've been very excited to see the New companies coming along, the founders with their great ideas and how they wanna solve big problems with them. And the problem is that most of these founders are now having to make their pitches online, And this is life or death for their for their project. If they don't get the funding, and right now, funding is very tough for a lot of technology sectors. If they don't get the funding, that's you know, that could be the end of the dream. And so One of one of the motives behind the the 75% solution is to include founders in this, the ones who are just getting started. Help them think about the things that they hadn't thought about and so that they can be more effective when they're talking to funding sources because, you know, again, for them, it matters the most.Stuart Webb [00:13:07]:I love that. I love that. Alfred, as ever, it is brilliant to, to hear your views on things. You have some absolute gems of thoughts, And I love the fact that you bring passion to this, and you bring the the passion to help founders, people who who really have got to nail this and get it right in order to be able to get their company off the ground. I love I love the fact that you do that. I'm just gonna make an appeal at this point. If you are listening to this on replay or if you want Stuart, to To join the LinkedIn lines that we do on a regular basis, please, would you go to this, this link, which is a link .thecompleteapproach.co.uk forward slash newsletter. If you go to that URL, you will find a form that you can fill out.Stuart Webb [00:13:55]:Get you onto the newsletter list, and then we can keep you informed of who's coming up on these, weekly, Meetings and join and see the brilliant ideas that come through. There are so many brilliant ideas. Please come on. Please join that newsletter list and see brilliant people like Alfred Poor. And I encourage you, go to Alfred Poor's, website, afripoor.com forward slash video meeting blueprint. Download that blueprint, and make sure that you get a hold of his intentional things that you need to think about for your video meetings in the future. Alfred, I hope that was good, as good a summary as you're gonna get from anybody.Alfred Poor [00:14:35]:The best. The best. And I I just wanna underscore to to the audience that, you know, this is your Interviews are just great. You somehow managed to bring wonderful people and I'm actually honored to be part of that, and actually having to having get the opportunity to do it more than once. So, you knowStuart Webb [00:14:56]:You're very kind. You're very kind. I look forward to the next time we meet on a video call and, and and chat. But for now, everyone, thank you very much for joining us. I look forward to seeing you again next Time on, It's Not Rocket Science, 5 questions of a coffee. you. Get full access to It's Not Rocket Science! at thecompleteapproach.substack.com/subscribe

Alfred Poor is a keynote speaker and a virtual event technology expert. He is the founder of The 75% Solution where he guides executives and business leaders to be their best in video meetings and online presentations. He helps them an impression that is coherent with their company brand and messaging. He is also the Chief Technology Information Officer for VEG: The Virtual Events Group. A graduate of Harvard College, he is the author or co-author of 15 books and is widely quoted in major media outlets. He brings energy and humor to his presentations and tailors his programs to match the technical levels and interests of his audience. Key Moments [05:17] Helped with TV changes, bought health website. [07:15] Remote work makes online meetings essential. [11:11] Balancing work and family for personal fulfillment. [12:57] Maintain cash for long-term financial stability. Find Alfred Online https://the75percent.com https://alfredpoor.com LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/alfredpoor/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlfredPoor Facebook: https://facebook.com/alfred.poor If you're enjoying Entrepreneur's Enigma, please give us a review on the podcast directory of your choice. We're on all of them and these reviews really help others find the show. GoodPods: https://gmwd.us/goodpods iTunes: https://gmwd.us/itunes Podchaser: https://gmwd.us/podchaser Also, if you're getting value from the show and want to buy me a coffee, go to the show notes to get the link to get me a coffee to keep me awake, while I work on bringing you more great episodes to your ears. →  https://gmwd.us/buy-me-a-coffee Follow Seth Online: Seth | Digital Marketer (@s3th.me) • Instagram: Instagram.com/s3th.me Seth Goldstein | LinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/in/sethmgoldstein Seth On Mastodon: https://s3th.me/@pch Seth's Marketing Junto Newsletter: https://MarketingJunto.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Discussion with Alfred Poor, Founding Editor of the Health Tech Insider Alfred will shares his insightful analysis of how groundbreaking digital technology is transforming healthcare. His global view is based on research-proven concepts, giving audiences at many levels practical information that they can put to use immediately. Alfred Poor - The Health Tech Futurist : alfred@alfredpoor.com

Alfred Poor joins BLT to talk about cool technology from rental implants to orcam and so many other things. You know with a guest like this we will have him on quite a bit. Enjoy the show and lets us know what you would like to hear! www.aincolorado.org Title: The Health Tech Futurist Website: https://alfredpoor.com Email: https://alfred@alfredpoor.com

Happiness Solved with Sandee Sgarlata. In this episode, Sandee interviews Alfred Poor. Alfred Poor helps executives, coaches, and speakers make as good an impression online as they make in a conference room or on stage. He is a keynote speaker and a virtual meeting technology expert with an international reputation. He has presented at online conferences worldwide and has produced virtual events from multi-day speaker summits to a series of online tradeshows for consumer technology companies. Alfred has helped hundreds of people improve their online presence with specific, practical, and effective guidance. He can help you or your team make changes that will help you communicate more effectively so that you can close more business and bring more success. Connect with Alfred: https://twitter.com/AlfredPoor Connect with Sandee www.sandeesgarlata.com Podcast: www.happinesssolved.com www.facebook.com/coachsandeesgarlata www.twitter.com/sandeesgarlata www.instagram.com/coachsandeesgarlata  

Dave talks to Alfred Poor, Editor at Health Tech Insider about the latest Health Tech being show at CES 2023.

Speaking online differs from presenting on stage. In this episode, technologist and virtual training specialist Alfred Poor provides insights from his career in journalism and appearing on stages at various conferences (IRL and virtual).  In this conversation, Alfred shares lessons he's learned along his entrepreneurial journey, tips for presenting more confidently on camera, and a few conversion tips he's discovered while split-testing his landing pages. Click here for show notes

Alfred Poor, Ph.D.alfredpoor.comhealthtechinsider.comAlfred Poor, Ph.D. is a dynamic speaker and author with an international reputation in technology fields. He is the Editor of "Health Tech Insider," a website that covers wearable and mobile devices for health and medical applications. He also has the equipment, skills, and experience to deliver an excellent experience for online audiences. His newest expertise is working and selling via Zoom. https://alfredpoor.com/Baynard WoodsTITLE: INHERITANCE: An Autobiography of Whitenesshttps://baynardwoods.netBaynard Woods is a writer and journalist based in Baltimore. His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Guardian, The Washington Post, Oxford American Magazine, and many other publications. He is coauthor, with Brandon Soderberg, of I Got a Monster: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Corrupt Police Squad. He has a Ph.D. in philosophy and has worked as an educator in a variety of settings. https://baynardwoods.net/

Welcome to the show! Today, I've got a special guest with me, Alfred Poor.  Alfred has a very unique background in technology but when the pandemic hit, he found he could be of service in another venue as well. Alfred, a sought-after speaker, and creator of events of his own discovered that many people were struggling with being on Zoom.  For many people, real-life meetings and presentations were all they ever had known.  Overnight, the entire world changed including how we used our voice in business. In today's episode, Alfred and I will be talking about speaking, speaking on Zoom and the challenges people face when it comes to using their voice in today's changing climate. If you want to join Alfred's free training, you can do so here: https://speakerspringboard.com/demonstration   Guest Bio Alfred Poor bio: Alfred Poor is a technology speaker and author with an international reputation. He is also an expert on helping other people look and sound great on Zoom meetings and at virtual events. He works with speakers, coaches, business owners, sales staff, and industry leaders to become more effective at engaging people in online meetings and getting their message across. He believes in making incremental improvements to produce big changes, without spending a lot of time or money. Websites: https://speakerspringboard.com, https://alfredpoor.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlfredPoor Facebook: https://facebook.com/alfred.poor LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/alfredpoor/

If you haven’t already, I imagine many of you are currently or will soon be dealing with aging parents and their desire to stay in their home for as long as possible. And why wouldn’t they? That’s what we would want for ourselves. So how to balance that with knowing when assistance might be necessary? A daily phone call to check in might be annoying for the parent and take the joy out of a genuine conversation for anyone.Alfred Poor is the editor and publisher of HealthTech Insider. We had a conversation about what the future might look like for fulfilling those wishes and feeling confident about being able to help when necessary.An Alexa device can already be handy for reminding people to take their medication or exercise. Alfred is interested in technology that might be able to make assessments based on changes in someone’s voice or the sound of a cough to, if not diagnose, raise an alert. Imagine if the device could detect anxiety or depression. What if that could send a prompt to have you check in with your parent? Loneliness can be a big challenge for anyone, but especially the elderly. The pandemic has affected half to two thirds of adults in terms of mental health. There aren’t enough therapists or health care workers to deal with those numbers. But an app that can suggest breathing exercises, help with a guided meditation or a prompt to get out and go for a walk may reduce the burden for the individual, saving in-person visits for more urgent cases. As with any technology, I worry about the downside. Does relying on digital assistants to help our parents make it easier to forget to call and just say hello? Is that a trend we want to enable, or end up as a “beneficiary” of? What about assistance in the case of a fall? We talked about the wearable pendant with a red button on it. It turns out that no one wants to wear that. And only in 7% of cases where it could be used does the wearer actually press the button. The biggest reason to not push the button? “I don’t want my kids to move me out of my home.”What if Alexa could identify a fall and ask if you need help? Alfred described to me how he manages to keep track of his 100-year old mother who lives alone 6 miles from the nearest neighbor. He installed a Smart Water Assistant called Phyn designed to notify you in the case of a water leak. Because it knows which faucet or toilets water is going to, he can “see” that his mom is up in the morning, making dinner, getting ready for bed. etc. Without being invasive, they are both comfortable with the level of monitoring it gives them. When I asked about privacy, Alfred suggested that having all of our health data in one place would be beneficial in terms of individual treatment but also in terms of the opportunity to look at the data and learn from it on a population level. You can listen to the podcast for a detailed example using AI to identify distinct groups of diabetics for whom the outcomes with respect to exercise were significantly different. He makes the point that your credit information can be equally damaging as your health data. But we allow access to it (with qualification) through credit bureaus. It’s an example where the individual owns their data, but it is held somewhere else. What are your thoughts on remote monitoring for keeping track of loved ones’ health? Let me know in the comments. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cclifescience.substack.com

In today's virtual world, leaders need to think about how they communicate. In this episode, Doug is visiting with Alfred Poor a professional speaker turned communication coach. Alfred was once ... The post Getting Remote Communication Right appeared first on Leadership Powered by Common Sense.

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One reason for Zoom fatigue is the poor quality of other people's audio and video. Today's episode shows you how to become a Zoom pro - to influence others more powerfully and to connect more deeply.

Who is Alfred?Alfred Poor is a keynote speaker, writer, and virtual event expert with an international reputation. He has been involved in presenting at and producing online events for more than 8 years, long before the global pandemic changed everything. A graduate of Harvard, he has written 15 books. While he gets excited about what technology can do to help make us more productive and effective, he is not one to be distracted by shiny objects and always starts by evaluating the practical applications for anything new. Key TakeawaysVirtual events are not going to go away that a lot of people were hoping that we just get through the pandemic, and then we could go back to going on stage. And that's certainly going to happen.One of the big pieces of advice I have for people who want to do online presentations, is don't look at stage performances. TV presenters newscasters, the hosts, look, what they do, they sit still. See how their images are framed on the camera, and their hand gestures are more subdued, so you can learn a lot just from watching the television news shows.Standing makes a huge difference in your presentation. Not just what you're talking about the fit of your clothes, but also energy, it's hard to get pumped up when you're sitting in your chair. So I definitely encourage people to stand if, if their situation will support that.Valuable Free Resource or ActionSpeaker Springboard System Demonstration: a free session held monthly on the fourth Thursday – https://speakerspringboard.com/demonstration Alfred Poor’s speaker site: https://alfredpoor.comA video version of this podcast is available on TranscriptNote, this was transcribed using a transcription software and may not reflect the exact words used in the podcast) Stuart Webb Alfred Poor 2:28 And we're live welcome once again to it's not rocket science, five questions over coffee. I'm here today with Alfred poor. Alfredo is a presenter and speaker. He has. He's a world class event expert. And let's face it, we all need an expert event organizer at the moment given that the pandemic has affected everything. You've been producing events for a long while Africa, we can get into some of that. And you're a graduate of Harvard University and have written a good number of books, 15 books, I think in total. So that's a really great sort of biography to have behind you. But as somebody who understands a bit about technology, but you're not too driven by it, I hope you're going to guide us through sort of what the speaker springboard is all about this afternoon. So welcome to it's not rocket science. five questions over. I have a coffee but today I have got a green tea in front of me. And I know you're sitting there in front of the moment. Yes, with Alfred's got a cup of tea as well. So at least we'll we'll read it up. So, Alfred, welcome to the podcast.Alfred Poor 7:57 Thank you so much for the invitation. I'm thrilled to be here,Stuart Webb 8:00 no problem. So let's talk a little bit about what the biggest challenge your ideal client has, and faces.Alfred Poor 8:07 So my ideal client is somebody who speaks as part of their their job. They may be a professional speaker, but they could be an industry leader, they could be a corporate executive, talking to internal external audiences. And and the biggest challenge I think that they're facing right now is that virtual events are not going to go away that a lot of people were hoping that we just get through the pandemic, and then we could go back to going on stage. And that's certainly going to happen. But I believe that they're, they're facing a real challenge in learning how to make quality presentations online. Because it's a very different skill set than what you need for on stage.Stuart Webb 8:53 You're quite right. You're absolutely right. There are a host of different problems you've got with real estate, you on estate, you've got a you've got a got a captive audience, but when you're online, there's the email pinging and there's the phone ringing and you there's nobody there to keep the attention is thatAlfred Poor 9:11 now Well, I have to say that I have been in events, where live events where the audience went to their email and their Facebook and everything. So you know, you're not immune from it even even when it's face to face. But yeah, you're the being virtual doesn't make it any easier.Stuart Webb 9:30 Okay, so so what's that common mistake that those presenters at the moment doing other than sort of trying to assume that the world of online is the same as being being on the stage? Or what's the problem they're making without trying to solve the problem without actually getting any help?Alfred Poor 9:47 So I think the biggest problem they have is thinking that they can do this that you know that they've got it, they can, they can wing it, they can, you know, they can do it on their own. And I think what They're not seeing is that when they're on stage, they're professionals who dress the stage, they're professionals who set up the lighting, the professionals who set up the sound system, you know that all you have to do is walk on stage and start talking. But when you're virtual, you have all those responsibilities and more that you have to take care of on your end. And so I think that a lot of them don't recognize that or figure that, you know, well, just me sitting at my desk will be good enough.Stuart Webb 10:31 And let's face it, we all know that a large number of dogs wandering into the background of your shot, and kids screaming in the background don't help your presentation to be any better than it. It could have been on stage, does it?Alfred Poor 10:45 No, no. And and another point that I'd like to make is that just about everything we've been taught about how to speak on stage is wrong. When you're speaking online, I mean, you know, we're taught to own the stage to strike over here and anchor yourself and make your statement and then come back over here to talk to this part of the audience and anchor yourself and then make another point. And, and you're gonna make your audience seasick. If you try to try to do that online, the one of the big pieces of advice I have for people who want to do online presentations, is don't look at stage performances. Just ignore that the people you ought to watch our I guess you'd call them presenters in the UK, the TV presenters who Yeah, yeah, do the news shows, in newscasters, the hosts, whatever you want to call them, Look, what they do, they sit still, you know, see how their images framed on the camera, and it's not a big close up on their nose. And, and their hand gestures are more subdued, you know, and hopefully more on point than the flailing about, that some people do on stage to, to be big. And so you can learn a lot just from watching the television news shows.Stuart Webb 12:06 Yeah, and I was listening to a to an interview with a CEO who quote is, obviously absorb some of the lessons you're talking about here, Alfred. And they were saying that during the pandemic, she was she was female. So she sort of probably more aware of it then than many men around here. But she was saying that she spent a lot of money on lighting in order to give the best light, she'd rethought her wardrobe, because she knew that the wardrobe she normally wore on a stage wouldn't look good on camera. And she'd spent a lot of time thinking about sort of how to make sure that when she was on camera, people were able to follow what she was saying. And it just it was it was the lesson that you've just sort of said to me, without without sort of help, I would not have thought about even considering my wardrobe. And yeah, I can remember when I was I went through some presentation training in my corporate career. And I can remember being told that the cut of your jacket had to be different. Because if you sit in a jacket, normally it rides up. And that looks bad on a camera. So there are a load of things that you really do have to rethink when you move from the online to the offline and back again,Alfred Poor 13:15 well, actually, I'm standing, yes, I have, I have not sat at work for either presentations, or for my just my day to day work. probably in about seven or eight years, I was early convert to standing desks. But standing makes a huge difference in your presentation. Not just what you're talking about the fit of your clothes, but but also energy, it's hard to get pumped up when you're sitting in your chair. So I definitely encourage people to stand if, if their situation, you know, their setting will support that.Stuart Webb 13:57 And his benefit for your health as well. So we could talk about that for for many hours. So what's not valuable free resource or free action that you could point the audience towards in order to start their journey down thinking about some of these problems.Alfred Poor 14:11 So So last year, when the pandemic started, I knew a lot of speakers who were panicking. And you know, now what do I do? And so I offered a free one hour webinar for a number of times for different groups, a speaker's bureau that I'm part of, and so forth, to try to give them some basic ideas about how they could improve their their online presence. And that's turned into this whole speaker springboard project that I've got going. And I'm now offering a free demonstration once a month. That goes into not just practical tips that we've been talking about here. A number of different tips that that people can put to use right away, but also it gets to the foundation of it. what's what's the reasons behind that? Why change your mindset about how you present and what it means to be an engaging presenter, in an online event, and so on. I'm offering those every month. And you can find it at speaker springboard, comm slash demonstration.Stuart Webb 15:18 Speaker springboard.com forward slash demonstration speaker springboard, one word, no spaces or hyphens or anything like that. speakers.comAlfred Poor 15:29 totally free. But you have to register. And I will warn you, there are no replays. So if you don't make it to the live event, then just hang on for a month and come to the next one.Stuart Webb 15:42 exams to me, like it's an important one, if you've got a presentation coming up, you get on to the next one without hesitation. So guys, Speaker springboard.com forward slash demonstration, get onto that, get on to the next one. So what's the concept or or books that's been most impactful in your experience?Alfred Poor 16:02 Well, I, I hope like most speakers, I have a full shelf of books that I I turn to, and and and for inspiration and support and reference. But you know, if I had to pick one, this is this is the one that I would turn to. It's called the naked presenter. And it's by an author, Gar Reynolds. And the naked presenter. This is not about imagining your audience naked. This is about putting yourself out there being present, when when you make your presentation, and that's about on. It's primarily about onstage presentations, but it applies really well to virtual presentations as well. And he goes almost to a Zen like philosophy behind presentations. Yeah, you know, provide what you need, but no more. So one of the things about being a naked presenter is presenting without slides, which is, which is my preference I, if it's a training, where there's, you know, points that you want to make, then yeah, I can I can, I definitely use slides. But some of the more abstract kind of presentations, the more thick pieces Steve Jobs was, was a master at putting the minimum amount of information up on the screen. And you could take the screen away, and it still would work. And that's pretty much what the naked presenter is about. So at the end, it's a good touchdown for me to keep me humble and not get carried away.Stuart Webb 17:45 It's a good job. You mentioned Steve Jobs there because as you were talking about the the idea of doing things without slides, my immediate thought was a great presentation I saw Steve Jobs do which was just a window with curtains. And he stood up and said, You know, I'm going to talk to you about it's curtains for Windows. And that was the slide and the presentation just continued. And there was nothing else that came out other than that was the image that was behind it. And you just, you know, you were left with the fact that he had one point. He didn't need to make it any clearer. He was talking about the, you know, what he got, and that was curtains to Windows. And that was that was the presentation and the image was burned into my memory. I shall never forget it. And it was a it was a beautiful presentation. Yeah, partly because he didn't use slide which try to try to sort of confuse anything. Yeah,Alfred Poor 18:36 I mean, we all know the advice about don't make an eye chart. But that I mean part of the problem either online or on stage, the more texts you put up there, the less people are going to listen to you and the more they're going to spend time reading. And so don't don't let them get ahead of you just control the flow and don't put up information that doesn't have to be up there.Stuart Webb 19:01 Always the worst thing that I've seen in terms of people doing that is what they've handed out the presentation before they started doing to slide 57. And they're already asking the question before they've even had the opportunity to get halfway through the presentation. Yeah, day two, anything you're trying to do? Yeah.Alfred Poor 19:17 And, and, for me, the big risk on that is that they'll read ahead and say, Oh, yeah, I understand what he's got. But the point he's gonna make here, and so they tune out until you get past it. And you may have other stuff that's really important. That's not on the paper. But they're not going to hear it because they already figured they know what you're gonna say. So yeah, yeah. Brilliant.Stuart Webb 19:37 Brilliant, a good message. So So, you know, what's the one question that I should have asked you in these last few minutes that I haven't and, and when you tell us what that question is, please answered it. Otherwise, we'll all be hanging, wondering what you were gonna say.Alfred Poor 19:51 Sure, sure. So I guess it is. Why do I have this affinity for virtual And I guess the answer is, I'm one of those people who embraces technology, but is not blinded by it. So, for me, the concept of using the appropriate tool is central to what I do. So, you know, don't don't use a sledgehammer when you know, but when a knife and fork will do. And so technology has made so many things possible. And the fact that here we are an ocean away from each other, casually talking with, with no real fuss or must to make it happen. It To me, that's a miracle. That's just amazing. And so I've pretty much spent my career explaining to people how technology can help them. I wrote for PC Magazine for over 20 years. And so this is, I guess, part of the might, my general mission is helping spread information that's going to make other people's lives easier and better.Stuart Webb 21:11 brilliant, brilliant. I love that. I love that and the fact that you embrace that, sort of but don't don't get overwhelmed. I think it's great, Mr. Alford, it's been an absolute pleasure to have you talking to us about this, I think it's a great thing, I'd encourage anybody yet to my demonstration. Because, you know, presentation online is going to become a bigger part of your business life, whether you believe it or not. The world is going digital. I know that for my life, it's been revolutionary. I wouldn't be sitting here having a conversation with Alfred, if it hadn't been for the fact that I've embraced the digital world and I know, operate like this. 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Alfred Poor, PhD, is the founding Editor of Health Tech Insider, a website and weekly email newsletter that provides curated news and original analysis about mobile and wearable technology for health and medical applications. Alfred is known internationally as a speaker, writer, and analyst. Armed with a biology degree from Harvard, he's spent the past 30 years reporting on a wide range of technology topics. For more than two decades, he wrote extensively for PC Magazine and other major computing titles. Alfred is the author or co-author of more than a dozen books, and he continues to be fascinated by shiny, sparkly things that can make a difference for the better in people's lives.In our conversation, we talked about his role as a health tech futurist. We also spoke about the evolution of tech journalism and we talked about what happens to society at large when you stop paying writers to create in-depth carefully reported articles. I began by asking him how the shift to online publishing changed the economics of storytelling ...

 Discover the big differences brought by the pandemic when it comes to events and presentations Find out how you can turn up your presentations without much cost to make you and your message memorable and captivating Learn more on why engagement matters especially in virtual presentations and how you can get more of it Resources/Links: Wanting to Know How to Keep Your Audience Engaged with Your Captivating Virtual Presentations Without Wasting Time and Money? Learn more about the Speaker Springboard System: speakerspringboard.com/demonstration Summary Are you spending most of your time worrying if your audience is still listening to you and your presentations behind the screen? Do you struggle when it comes to presenting virtually than on-stage? Have you been spending money and wasting time more but not getting the results you wanted? Do you want to know how to make awesome presentations that will surely promise you more engagements without your money and time going to waste? Alfred Poor is a professional speaker and writer with audiences around the world, both onstage and virtual. He is a graduate of Harvard College and is the author of 15 books. In this episode, Alfred shares his insights on what makes a speaker and presentation captivating and memorable. He also talks about the change brought by the pandemic in on-site events and how to make your virtual presentations more engaging for your audience. Check out these episode highlights: 01:28 - Alfred's ideal client: “The ideal client are people who need to speak as part of their job. Now, obviously, this includes professional speakers, but it also includes corporate executives, who need to address both internal and external audiences.” 01:48 - Problem Alfred helps solve: “So as people love to say the pandemic has changed everything, and it's true, we're now beginning to return to on-site events and conferences. But the fact is, virtual meetings have been shown to have such great advantages.” 02:57 - Typical symptoms that clients do before reaching out to Alfred: “Well, the bottom line is engagement. And the fact is, you know if your audience can't see or hear you, they're going to tune out, and you're going to lose the engagement.” 04:11 - Common mistakes that people make before they find Alfred's solution: “One of the biggest is that they don't acknowledge the problem. A lot of them, I think, just figure, "I'm a good speaker. Everybody loves to hear me speak. I'm just going to pull my way through." And that doesn't work.” 05:09 - Alfred's Valuable Free Action (VFA): “My advice is, pick one thing and make it better. Just one. So maybe a different microphone, maybe change the way your lighting is done, maybe change how you dress for the camera, or maybe just stand up instead of sitting down.” 05:50 - Alfred's Valuable Free Resource (VFR): Check out Alfred's FREE online demonstration: speakerspringboard.com/demonstration 07:06 - Q: How did you get so smart about virtual presentations? A: The answer is I have a long background in technology. My secret superpower is that I can explain complex things to people in ways that they can put to immediate use. Tweetable Takeaways from this Episode: “Pick one thing, make that better, and then pick another thing and make that better.” -Alfred PoorClick To Tweet Transcript (Note, this was transcribed using a transcription software and may not reflect the exact w...

 Discover the big differences brought by the pandemic when it comes to events and presentations Find out how you can turn up your presentations without much cost to make you and your message memorable and captivating Learn more on why engagement matters especially in virtual presentations and how you can get more of it Resources/Links: Wanting to Know How to Keep Your Audience Engaged with Your Captivating Virtual Presentations Without Wasting Time and Money? Learn more about the Speaker Springboard System: speakerspringboard.com/demonstration Summary Are you spending most of your time worrying if your audience is still listening to you and your presentations behind the screen? Do you struggle when it comes to presenting virtually than on-stage? Have you been spending money and wasting time more but not getting the results you wanted? Do you want to know how to make awesome presentations that will surely promise you more engagements without your money and time going to waste? Alfred Poor is a professional speaker and writer with audiences around the world, both onstage and virtual. He is a graduate of Harvard College and is the author of 15 books. In this episode, Alfred shares his insights on what makes a speaker and presentation captivating and memorable. He also talks about the change brought by the pandemic in on-site events and how to make your virtual presentations more engaging for your audience. Check out these episode highlights: 01:28 - Alfred's ideal client: “The ideal client are people who need to speak as part of their job. Now, obviously, this includes professional speakers, but it also includes corporate executives, who need to address both internal and external audiences.” 01:48 - Problem Alfred helps solve: “So as people love to say the pandemic has changed everything, and it's true, we're now beginning to return to on-site events and conferences. But the fact is, virtual meetings have been shown to have such great advantages.” 02:57 - Typical symptoms that clients do before reaching out to Alfred: “Well, the bottom line is engagement. And the fact is, you know if your audience can't see or hear you, they're going to tune out, and you're going to lose the engagement.” 04:11 - Common mistakes that people make before they find Alfred's solution: “One of the biggest is that they don't acknowledge the problem. A lot of them, I think, just figure, "I'm a good speaker. Everybody loves to hear me speak. I'm just going to pull my way through." And that doesn't work.” 05:09 - Alfred's Valuable Free Action (VFA): “My advice is, pick one thing and make it better. Just one. So maybe a different microphone, maybe change the way your lighting is done, maybe change how you dress for the camera, or maybe just stand up instead of sitting down.” 05:50 - Alfred's Valuable Free Resource (VFR): Check out Alfred's FREE online demonstration: speakerspringboard.com/demonstration 07:06 - Q: How did you get so smart about virtual presentations? A: The answer is I have a long background in technology. My secret superpower is that I can explain complex things to people in ways that they can put to immediate use. Tweetable Takeaways from this Episode: “Pick one thing, make that better, and then pick another thing and make that better.” -Alfred PoorClick To Tweet Transcript (Note, this was transcribed using a transcription software and may not reflect the exact words used in the podcast) Tom Poland 00:09 Greetings everyone and a very warm welcome to Marketing the Invisible. My name is Tom Poland, beaming up to you from Little Castaways beach in Queensland, Australia, where the sun is shining, the birds are singing and the waves are crashing, joined today by Alfred Poor. Alfred, good day. Sir, very warm welcome. Where are you hanging out?

Alfred Poor, Ph.D. is a dynamic speaker and author with an international reputation in technology fields.Next up is David Mulatto, author of "Truths of Life Through 101 Aphorisms"https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08KGT7HKR/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fabc_0E440JQVZ1A2EKFZY71EThen we have Miriam Udel, a rabbi, mother, professor of Yiddish language and Literature at Emory University, and the winner of the 2017 National Jewish Book Award, introduces modern-day families to translated versions of the cherished fairy tales, fables, folklore, and poems originally written in Yiddish over a century ago.https://www.amazon.com/dp/1479874132/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fabc_XYJGQ16MGG1Y5QRBSQG2

Has COVID Changed the Speaking Industry Forever? A huge shift is taking place. Listen in to today’s podcast and learn more. If you’re interested in joining the Live Bold & Bloom Women’s Speaker Club, we open the doors in February to new members. Be sure and get on the waitlist to be notified when we open. Learn more and join the waitlist here: https://charlijane.com/LiveBoldandBloomWomensSpeakerClub   Resources for this podcast: 1. Blog post - https://charlijane.com/has-covid-changed-the-speaking-industry-forever/ 2. Virtual Tech questions: Alfred Poor: https://alfredpoor.com 3. Grow Your Speaking Biz Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/GrowYourSpeakingBiz   We also opened the Speaker Template Toolbox – Get access to over 100 marketing templates created just for speakers & coaches!  Each template can be easily customized in Canva! New packs are added every month. Speaker Template Toolbox: https://charlijane.com/the-speakers-template-toolbox/ Enjoy the Podcast and if you have time, I would LOVE and really appreciate a review, this will really help me out :)  Thank you so much!   Wendi  CharliJane.com

Dr. Alfred Poor is the editor and publisher at Health Tech Insider. Aside from this, he is also a technology speaker and writer, providing insight into the health technology community. In this episode, Dr. Alfred Poor discusses current events in brain-computer interface technology.      Top three takeaways:  Health Tech Insider provides newsletters that cover wearable mobile devices for health and medical applications.  In this time of online conferences, it takes great lighting, audio, and engagement to be a successful speaker.  It is becoming increasingly popular for doctors to remotely monitor patients.       [0:00] Ladan introduces the episode and the guest, Dr. Alfred Poor.     [2:20] Dr. Poor discusses the differences between online and onsite conferences.    [5:10] Dr. Poor emphasizes the importance of having an online conference structure that allows for audience participation.    [8:20] Using an external camera and microphone during online meetings can keep members engaged and help presenters get their message across clearly.      [11:40] After the COVID-19 pandemic, the new normal will include much more online events than previously.     [13:10] Dr. Poor describes his roles at Health Tech Insider.    [16:30] Brain-computer interface technology is creating ways to close a feedback loop for motion and senses in the body.      [18:10] Smartphone technology has accelerated the progress of brain-computer interface devices.     [21:35] Monitoring of blood sugar levels has become exponentially easier over time due to continuous glucose monitors and now under-the-skin sensors.     [25:00] Artificial intelligence and machine learning play key roles in making use of the biometric data collected with new technologies.     [28:30] A new Galaxy watch product will be able to take in blood pressure and ECG.

This week, Dan and Alex are joined by psychic medium John Edward. He discusses how he uses his psychic skills to help people with their every day lives. Alfred Poor, founding editor of Health Tech Insider, also joins the show to discuss the advances in technology to help with medical applications.

Episode Notes Learn English with Two Old Men.Geoffrey arrives with another story that may sound crazy for others, but is perfectly normal for him Another funny story from the two old men for learners of the English language.Support us Support us on Patreon to help us create more funny and interesting material:https://www.patreon.com/chuckleEnglishHow to use See the website (www.chucklenglish.com) on how to learn with the podcast.TranscriptAlfred: Hello everyone. Welcome to another episode of 2 Old Men. Hey Geoffrey, you look very upbeat today. I imagine you’ve had a good week for once? Geoffrey: Yes, yes. I’ve had a lovely week. Do you know what? Alfred: What? Geoffrey: I’ve got a new friend! That is incredible at my age! I’m used to losing and burying my friends. I’m certainly not used to making new friends. To be honest, I’ve been expecting to bury you for the last couple of years. You don’t look so good! Alfred: Thank you Geoffrey, that is the nicest thing you’ve said to me. Anyway, back to your friend. Geoffrey: Yes, my friend. Alfred: It is a person, it isn’t? Geoffrey: Yes, of course it’s a person. Alfred: A real one? Not an imaginary one like last time Geoffrey: Yes, my friend is a real person. Alfred: They are alive, aren’t they? Geoffrey: Yes, believe me; I have a real alive friend who is a person! Incredible! Alfred: Wow, this is new. Can you tell me a bit about your friend, Geoffrey? Geoffrey: Well, her name is Angela. She’s a mature woman of our age. Alfred: Your age? You are older than me, remember. Geoffrey: I may be older, but I do have the body of a 60 year old. I still skateboard sometimes. Anyway, I met her in the most peculiar way. Alfred: Let me guess! Were you chasing a fox out of your garden and then accidently bumped into her? Geoffrey: Chasing a fox out of my garden? Don’t be ridiculous! Alfred: He needs help! Ok. Did you accidently confuse the supermarket with the hospital and she was a patient there? Geoffrey: What? Your suggestions are getting even crazier all the time. How could possible I confuse a supermarket with a hospital? Alfred: I give up! Geoffrey: Ok, I’ll tell you. I was going on a walk to the park. You see, I love to feed the ducks! They come over and I talk to them. I tell them about my day. However, if the big geese come over, I run away. Alfred: You are a man of the animals! Geoffrey: Yes! Yes! So, I was feeding the ducks when I saw a big swan come over to me. Alfred: Swans are beautiful! Geoffrey: So, I thought to myself that I’d never seen a swan in this park before. It was really big one too! But do you know what the strangest thing was? Alfred: What was that Geoffrey? Geoffrey: While I was throwing bread into its mouth, I realised it was not eating the bread. The swan was getting angrier by the moment and jumping around. Then, I thought I heard something. Alfred: What did you think you heard? Geoffrey: I was sure that I heard it say stop! I thought I had gone mad! Alfred: One day you will realize that you are crazy! Geoffrey: Crazy! Yes, yes. Well, wait till you hear this next bit of the story. Alfred: Ok. Go ahead. Geoffrey: Then, I heard the swan speak again! It said “stop doing that and come and help me!” Alfred: It spoke to you? Geoffrey: Yes, At first, I tried to ignore it. I thought maybe I had taken my wife’s pills this morning instead of mine. Then I remembered that I don’t have a wife. Alfred: Déjà-vu. Geoffrey: Déjà-what? Alfred: I’m sure that this is not the first time that you’ve said that. Geoffrey: Err, OK. So, I checked my pills in my coat pocket and I had taken the right pills. So, I decided to not look at the swan and continue to throw bread to the ducks. But the ducks! They were scared of the swan. Then the worst thing happened, the swan spoke again. It said “Stop throwing bread at those bloody ducks and help me” Alfred: The swan was really speaking to you! That’s incredible. Geoffrey: Yes. I couldn’t ignore it anymore! I had to respond. The voice wouldn’t go away. So, I asked it what it wanted. Alfred: I still think this is his crazy imagination. So, Geoffrey, what did it want? Geoffrey: It said in a most beautiful and feminine voice that it was stuck in the pond and couldn’t get out. Alfred: The speaking bird wanted to get out of the pond, did it? Geoffrey: Yes, so I said that I could be arrested by the Police for taking an animal out of the park. Alfred: What did this imaginary speaking, sorry, I mean this speaking bird say to you? Geoffrey: It said “I may be old and have a lot of hair all over my body, but please don’t call me an animal!”. So, I responded “But you are animal!”. The swan then said “Well, there’s no need to insult me!” Alfred: Ok, so now you are having a fight with a talking bird! Geoffrey: Yes, that’s what I thought. However, I then realized that I had taken my glasses off to feed the ducks. Alfred: Why do you take your glasses off to feed the ducks? Geoffrey: Because I want them to see me as an equal. Alfred: That makes no sense. Geoffrey: So, I took my glasses out of my coat pocket and put them on. When I looked up, I realized that the swan was even bigger than I thought. In fact, it was so big that I realized it wasn’t a swan. Alfred: What was it? Geoffrey: It was a very wet woman, who was now surrounded by bits of dirty old bread. Alfred: A woman in the pond. What was she doing there? Geoffrey: That is what I asked her. She said that she was feeding the ducks and then she thought she heard a duck speaking. So, she went close to the side of the pond and fell in. Alfred: Poor woman! So, I imagine she couldn’t get out. Geoffrey: No, the sides of the pond are quite high. She had been waiting there for an hour. So, I tried to rescue her. Alfred: You rescued her! You are a hero. Geoffrey: Well, no I didn’t manage to rescue her! Alfred: No? What happened? Geoffrey: I had one hand holding her and the other hand holding a branch of a tree. Then the branch broke. We both fell right in. Now, we were both stuck! Alfred: Poor guy! I suppose someone else rescued you both. At least you made a friend in that pond with the wet woman. Geoffrey: No, I didn’t make friends with her. She was crazy! Did you not hear me! She said she heard the ducks speaking to her! How strange! When the ambulance arrived, I gave her a fake name and a fake number and I ran away. Alfred: You ran away at your age!? Geoffrey: Yes, yes! Well, I walked away quickly! Alfred: What about your new friend. Geoffrey: Well, to warm up I went to a café to have a nice cuppa and a biscuit. Unfortunately, when I went to pay, I realized that my money was all wet. I couldn’t pay. Alfred: Oh dear! Your clothes were also still wet. Geoffrey: Yes, a lady in the corner saw me. She must have felt sorry for me. SO, she offered to pay for my tea and biscuit and then she gave me her coat. It was so lovely of her. Alfred: This was Angela, wasn’t it? Geoffrey: Yes, we spent 2 hours talking next to the radiator. We had nothing in common. Alfred: I don’t think anyone has anything in common with you. Maybe Mr Bean. Geoffrey: Thank you for calling me funny! So, I asked her if she wanted to meet for a cuppa another day. She said yes. So, I gave her my real name and my telephone number. Alfred: Geoffrey.. Geoffrey: It is surprising that she hasn’t called me yet! Alfred: Geoffrey... Geoffrey: She must be shy. Alfred: Geoffrey Geoffrey: Yes! Alfred: you don’t have a telephone. Do you remember, you thought the government were spying on your with it. Geoffrey: Ah yes! I mean, oh no! I’ll never find her again! Alfred: Maybe go back to that café and see if she is there. Geoffrey: Great idea! Bye-bye! Alfred: You’re going now?! Geoffrey: Yes, bye! Alfred: Run, Geoffrey, Run. Geoffrey: Angela! Alfred: Well, Geoffrey’s gone. He’s left his glasses, so he’ll be back. That is the end of today’s episode. Thank you for listening. One day, we’ll have a normal story. One day..Support Chuckle English by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/chuckle-englishThis podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Alfred tells you why you should offer an employee fitness incentive program and how it will save you money. He also tells you why Bluegrass Music is the worst thing America has ever created. You can check him out at https://AlfredPoor.com. Go To https://www.808Podcast.com or I'll replace your protein shake with lard.

Hi there! I want to invite you to our free Facebook group "Grow Your Speaking Biz" at www.SpeakingBizCommunity.com see you over there! :)  Ok on to the show ... In today's podcast, I’m sharing a few of Charli Jane Speaker members marketing strategies in 2018.  *Alfred Poor is a career skills and small business marketing expert. You can learn more about Alfred here https://charlijane.com/profile-alfred-poor *Diahana Barnes is an Award-winning trainer, speaker, author, and spiritual business coach and you can learn ore about her here https://charlijane.com/profile-diahana-barnes/ If you’d like to learn more about your spiritual sales style and how to use it to attract clients in your sales and marketing...take the quiz here http://www.diahanabarnes.com/spiritual_quiz/ *Drew Stevens - Speaker, Author, Consultant, and Selling Professional. You can learn more about Drew here https://charlijane.com/profile-drew-j-stevens-phd/ Take a listen and join us over at www.CharliJane.com  Also, if you have a few minutes I would love a review, this would really help me out! Thanks so much :)

050: Self-Publishing Fireside Chat with Alfred Poor   Alfred Poor has made a career out of making complex concepts accessible to people so that they can put them to practical use. He is an experienced speaker and trainer. He offers a range of speaking programs for colleges, corporate clients, and small businesses. He also is freelance writer with thousands of columns and reviews to his credit, as well as more than a dozen books. He is available for writing assignments with online and print publications, as well as for white paper projects for individual clients.   The Speaking Show wraps up 2018 with an informative chat featuring Alfred Poor! Alfred and David discuss the best practices of successfully selling your books, how the landscape of publishing has changed over the years, and breaks down the process of getting a contract with a publisher.   In This Episode, You'll Learn…   Writing on the first HP LaserJet Printer Publishing in the late 80's and early 90's Getting paid NOT to write a book How a book contract with a publisher works Problems with the royalty system Advances don't sell books Why it can be hard to come by an advance Why there are less perks from publishing companies today Problems with Legacy publishing Self-publishing Using a book coach Why Alfred releases his books in hard cover print only You don't need a book, you need a book strategy The truth about Amazon Bestsellers   Links and Resources Mentioned in This Episode   Alfred's Website com com Email: apoor@verizon.com

Alfred Poor is a full-time speaker and writer, with an international reputation for his ability to share technical information with people so that they can put it to practical use right away. A graduate of Harvard College, he's the author or co-author of more than a dozen books. And he's the founder of The Center for Small Business, created to help small business owners make the most efficient use of their time and money for marketing   For more information go to MoneyForLunch.com. Connect with Bert Martinez on Facebook. Connect with Bert Martinez on Twitter. Need help with your business? Contact Bert Martinez. Have Bert Martinez speak at your event!

Alfred has been a solo-preneur for more than 30 years, and has a particular interest in effective marketing strategies for very small businesses. A graduate of Harvard, he has built his career on explaining complex concepts to people in ways that they can put to practical use. Alfred is a full-time professional speaker and writer, and is the author or co-author of more than a dozen books including “Power Marketing for Small Business: How you can boost sales with low-cost video.” On the personal side, Alfred is a sailor and a musician, playing mandolin in a bluegrass band. Motivational Quote Video InsightsThe challenge of a small business owner [5:01] Why is video important to business [7:17] [27:02] How to get a video made [7:50] The first video you should make [10:41] The 3 most important elements of a video [13:55] The PEACH Principle [16:53] Success TraitHis ability to communicate effectively and explain things in a way that people can understand and put to action Productivity/Lifestyle Tool Evernote (https://evernote.com) – A cross-platform, freemium app designed for note taking, organizing, and archiving Valuable Book The New Rules of Marketing and PR (http://amzn.to/1GVDLnM) by David Meerman Scott Contact Links Website (http://www.thecenterforsmallbusiness.com) Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/alfred.poor) Twitter (http://twitter.com/AlfredPoor) LinkedIn (http://linkedin.com/in/alfredpoor) Google+ (http://plus.google.com/+AlfredPoor) If you found value in this podcast, make sure to subscribe and leave a review in (http://www.giftbizunwrapped.com/GooglePodcasts) . That helps us spread the word to more makers just like you. Thanks! Sue

Wearable Tech Insider podcast for the week ending June 19 2015. Fitbit IPO, Intel buys Recon, Hitachi's happiness monitor (sort of), and Augmate's enterprise management tool. Dan Rosenbaum, producer and host, with Alfred Poor and music by Michael Roth.

Alfred Poor, author of 7 Success Secrets That Startups Can Learn from Breaking Bad. The Internet has changed everything.  You don´t really have subscribers, you just want to have as many articles as possible so that when somebody is searching for something the chances are better that you show up. With the Internet, you pay...28. Here’s Where You’ll Learn How to Do a Startup the Right Way – Alfred Poor was first posted on June 11, 2015 at 4:17 pm.©2015 "Income For Baby Boomers". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact me at kensproperties@hotmail.com

The augmented reality View-Master, implanted chips that monitor your blood, and a new Number 2 in the smart band business. Dan Rosenbaum, host and producer; Alfred Poor on Health Tech; music by Michael Roth

Report from Google I/O. Project Jacquard smart clothing, Project Soli gesture control. Open-source prosthetics. Ingestible needles. Fitbit prices its IPO. Driving while Watched. Dan Rosenbaum, Alfred Poor, Melissa Perenson, Michael Roth.

Wearable Tech Insider Podcast for May 20, 2015. Dan Rosenbaum & Alfred Poor. Music by Michael Roth. wearablesinsider.com, healthtechinsider.com

The Wearable Tech Insider Podcast for May 4, 2015, featuring Dan Rosenbaum (wearablesinsider.com) and Alfred Poor (healthtechinsider.com)